Church of St Edward, King and Martyr is a Grade II* listed building in the Cambridge local planning authority area, England. First listed on 26 April 1950. A Medieval Church.
Church of St Edward, King and Martyr
- WRENN ID
- eastward-chancel-lake
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Cambridge
- Constituency
- Cambridge MP: Daniel Zeichner (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 26 April 1950
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Church of St Edward, King and Martyr, St Edwards Passage
- OS grid reference
- TL 448 583
- Coordinates
- 52.20468, 0.11859
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Edward, King and Martyr is a Grade II* listed building located on St Edward's Passage. It features stone rubble construction with cement rendering and some dressings made of Barnack stone. The tower dates from the early 13th century, while the nave arcades are from around 1400. The church includes North and South aisles, chancel arcades, and North and South chapels that were built in the mid-15th century, along with a notable 15th-century font. The church underwent restoration between 1858 and 1860, directed by G G Scott and R Brandon. Additionally, there is a vestry from 1846 and an early 16th-century oak pulpit.
Local climate
Church of St Edward, King and Martyr sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 96% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 82% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 57% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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